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Thursday, March 3, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
Top 10 tech myths busted
Since this is the myth that got us started on this, it's the first one we'll address.
We decided that since this was a hardware question, the best place to turn was to the Geek Squad, those hearty IT folks who roam the US in their black and white VW Beetles. We spoke with Ismael Matos, a Geek Squad deputy field marshal and asked him about the 15 seconds myth, as well as several others having to do with hardware.
Matos said that the question of how long to wait before rebooting a computer has to do with the health of the plates of the hard drive. Since the plates are spinning at speeds of up to 10,000 rpm and need to come to a stop before rebooting, "it's definitely good that you wait just a little while" before restarting the machine.
But 15 seconds? That might be overkill, Matos suggested, though it certainly couldn't hurt.
"I'd say 5 seconds is [OK]," Matos said, "but 15 seconds to be on the safe side. If you want peace of mind, then 15 seconds is OK, but it's not a rule that's set in stone."
Feb 25, 2011We decided that since this was a hardware question, the best place to turn was to the Geek Squad, those hearty IT folks who roam the US in their black and white VW Beetles. We spoke with Ismael Matos, a Geek Squad deputy field marshal and asked him about the 15 seconds myth, as well as several others having to do with hardware.
Matos said that the question of how long to wait before rebooting a computer has to do with the health of the plates of the hard drive. Since the plates are spinning at speeds of up to 10,000 rpm and need to come to a stop before rebooting, "it's definitely good that you wait just a little while" before restarting the machine.
But 15 seconds? That might be overkill, Matos suggested, though it certainly couldn't hurt.
"I'd say 5 seconds is [OK]," Matos said, "but 15 seconds to be on the safe side. If you want peace of mind, then 15 seconds is OK, but it's not a rule that's set in stone."
Size matters (in megapixels). Credit: Canon
If you've listened to any camera marketing, you've probably had it pounded into your head that with megapixels, more is better. And of course, the more megapixels you want, the more you have to spend. What a coincidence.
But the reality may not back the camera companies' marketing.
As photographer and self-described photography expert Ken Rockwell puts it, "sharpness depends more on your photographic skill than the number of megapixels, because most people's sloppy technique or subject motion blurs the image more than the width of a microscopic pixel.
"Even when megapixels mattered, there was little visible difference between cameras with seemingly different ratings. For instance, a 3-megapixel [photo] pretty much looks the same as a 6-megapixel [photo], even when blown up to" 12 by 18 inches.
Feb 25, 2011But the reality may not back the camera companies' marketing.
As photographer and self-described photography expert Ken Rockwell puts it, "sharpness depends more on your photographic skill than the number of megapixels, because most people's sloppy technique or subject motion blurs the image more than the width of a microscopic pixel.
"Even when megapixels mattered, there was little visible difference between cameras with seemingly different ratings. For instance, a 3-megapixel [photo] pretty much looks the same as a 6-megapixel [photo], even when blown up to" 12 by 18 inches.
This is one we've heard for a long time, especially when you're talking about what to do when you first get a new battery-operated gadget.
And while it's not that hard to imagine running the juice on a new device all the way down before charging it the very first time, that's not at all an easy thing to do on an on-going basis given that we often find ourselves fearing being away from a power source and, therefore, charging up as a precautionary measure.
But Matos said that the best possible thing you can do for your device's battery is, in fact, to run it down to zero before recharging, each and every time.
"If you start plugging an AC adapter in while it's half-charged," Matos said, "components in the battery start to settle, and so it doesn't maintain its ability to re-charge, and so you end up weakening the battery a lot quicker."
Matos said that, ideally, we'd all run our batteries down all the way every time, but he acknowledged that's not realistic for most people. So he nods to reality: "It's recommended, so whenever possible ... just let the battery drain completely before you charge it up."
Feb 25, 2011And while it's not that hard to imagine running the juice on a new device all the way down before charging it the very first time, that's not at all an easy thing to do on an on-going basis given that we often find ourselves fearing being away from a power source and, therefore, charging up as a precautionary measure.
But Matos said that the best possible thing you can do for your device's battery is, in fact, to run it down to zero before recharging, each and every time.
"If you start plugging an AC adapter in while it's half-charged," Matos said, "components in the battery start to settle, and so it doesn't maintain its ability to re-charge, and so you end up weakening the battery a lot quicker."
Matos said that, ideally, we'd all run our batteries down all the way every time, but he acknowledged that's not realistic for most people. So he nods to reality: "It's recommended, so whenever possible ... just let the battery drain completely before you charge it up."
Though this might be a myth that would get you to shake your head in pity at anyone who believes it — let alone practices it — Matos said that, in fact, it's true.
It only applies to wired keyboards, though. Nothing with a battery or wireless components in it will keep operating after being run through your dishwasher.
But Matos said that as long as you don't use soap or warm or hot water, a cycle through the dishwasher will wash away the coffee and get you pounding away at the QWERTY before you know it.
Feb 25, 2011It only applies to wired keyboards, though. Nothing with a battery or wireless components in it will keep operating after being run through your dishwasher.
But Matos said that as long as you don't use soap or warm or hot water, a cycle through the dishwasher will wash away the coffee and get you pounding away at the QWERTY before you know it.
It's a lovely idea that once you've put something on your hard drive, or some other form of digital backup, you can depend on it being there in perpetuity. It certainly seems like it should be true. After all, digital seems impervious to the passage of time, right?
But counting on ever-lasting storage of your crucial 1s and 0s may well be a fool's game. According to the Associated Press, many important digital recordings are "at risk of being lost much faster than older ones on tape and many are already gone".
The problem, the study cited by the AP report, is that digital files run the risk of being corrupted, and some physical forms of digital media, such as CD-R discs, can begin breaking down in as little as three years.
And the same seems to be true of online recordings. "I think we're assuming that if it's on the web, it's going to be there forever," Sam Brylawski, the co-author of a Library of Congress study on sound, told the AP. That's one of the biggest challenges.
One part of the dilemma surrounding digital storage of audio and other important records, is that we've become trained to use such media given its ubiquity and its ease of use. "But the problem," Brylawski told the AP, "is they must be constantly maintained and backed up by audio experts as technology changes. That requires active preservation, rather than simply placing files on a shelf.
Feb 25, 2011But counting on ever-lasting storage of your crucial 1s and 0s may well be a fool's game. According to the Associated Press, many important digital recordings are "at risk of being lost much faster than older ones on tape and many are already gone".
The problem, the study cited by the AP report, is that digital files run the risk of being corrupted, and some physical forms of digital media, such as CD-R discs, can begin breaking down in as little as three years.
And the same seems to be true of online recordings. "I think we're assuming that if it's on the web, it's going to be there forever," Sam Brylawski, the co-author of a Library of Congress study on sound, told the AP. That's one of the biggest challenges.
One part of the dilemma surrounding digital storage of audio and other important records, is that we've become trained to use such media given its ubiquity and its ease of use. "But the problem," Brylawski told the AP, "is they must be constantly maintained and backed up by audio experts as technology changes. That requires active preservation, rather than simply placing files on a shelf.
Another myth we heard when we canvassed our social networks was that a computer can be damaged over time by being regularly turned on and off.
In fact, said the Geek Squad's Matos, it's specifically recommended that you do power your machine off on a daily basis, for example at the end of each work day.
According to Matos, "Every computer needs its rest time," in part to be sure that if you're away from it and there are power fluctuations or surges, it isn't damaged by them.
As well, he said, it's recommended that if you're going to be away from your computer for small periods of time, you let it go to sleep while you're gone. But in any case, he said, a regular on/off pattern is definitely good for the computer, not bad.
Feb 25, 2011In fact, said the Geek Squad's Matos, it's specifically recommended that you do power your machine off on a daily basis, for example at the end of each work day.
According to Matos, "Every computer needs its rest time," in part to be sure that if you're away from it and there are power fluctuations or surges, it isn't damaged by them.
As well, he said, it's recommended that if you're going to be away from your computer for small periods of time, you let it go to sleep while you're gone. But in any case, he said, a regular on/off pattern is definitely good for the computer, not bad.
This myth is one that is pushed relentlessly, both overtly and subtly, by Mac fans, and, of course, by Apple. Everyone knows that Windows machines are constantly being bombarded by malware and that keeping them secure is a never-ending task.
But you rarely hear about such things from Mac users, and the common theory is that it's because Apple's computers are simply safe from being attacked.
Not so fast. It does seem, as has been well-reported, that that are far fewer exploits hitting Macs than their Windows-based cousins. But it's hardly because Macs are immune from attack. Indeed, according to security researcher Nitesh Dhanjani, it has much more to do with market share — there simply aren't anywhere near as many Macs out there as there are Windows machines.
"If we were to flip the market share, we would see a lot more exploitation in the wild," Dhanjani told CNET's Elinor Mills earlier this year. "More specifically, browser security is one of the more important items to consider today from a risk perspective. I know Internet Explorer has had a considerable share of vulnerabilities, but the Safari Web browser also has a lousy reputation in the security community — it almost seems a child's play to locate an exploitable condition in Safari. Apple really needs to get its act together with Safari since OS X is enjoying a healthy market share climb at the moment."
Other security experts seem to agree that Macs' relative lack of virus problems has much more to do with the computer's market share than any kind of actual fortitude against attack. As Halvar Flake, head of research and CEO of Zynamics, told Mills, "Vista/Win7 has more extensive countermeasures against attacks and a codebase with presumably fewer security issues. But it's the operating system of the majority of users, hence making it profitable to attack. Attackers will therefore spend lots of time bypassing the countermeasures. Mac OS has fewer countermeasures and lots of easily exploitable bugs, but the market share is low, making it a less likely target."
Then again, the market share dynamic does, in fact, mean that Macs are less likely to get hit, so in that sense, they are safer. "For an everyday consumer that just wants to use a computer and not worry about getting owned with every click of the mouse, I'd go for a Mac," Joe Grand, president of Grand Idea Studio, told Mills.
Feb 25, 2011But you rarely hear about such things from Mac users, and the common theory is that it's because Apple's computers are simply safe from being attacked.
Not so fast. It does seem, as has been well-reported, that that are far fewer exploits hitting Macs than their Windows-based cousins. But it's hardly because Macs are immune from attack. Indeed, according to security researcher Nitesh Dhanjani, it has much more to do with market share — there simply aren't anywhere near as many Macs out there as there are Windows machines.
"If we were to flip the market share, we would see a lot more exploitation in the wild," Dhanjani told CNET's Elinor Mills earlier this year. "More specifically, browser security is one of the more important items to consider today from a risk perspective. I know Internet Explorer has had a considerable share of vulnerabilities, but the Safari Web browser also has a lousy reputation in the security community — it almost seems a child's play to locate an exploitable condition in Safari. Apple really needs to get its act together with Safari since OS X is enjoying a healthy market share climb at the moment."
Other security experts seem to agree that Macs' relative lack of virus problems has much more to do with the computer's market share than any kind of actual fortitude against attack. As Halvar Flake, head of research and CEO of Zynamics, told Mills, "Vista/Win7 has more extensive countermeasures against attacks and a codebase with presumably fewer security issues. But it's the operating system of the majority of users, hence making it profitable to attack. Attackers will therefore spend lots of time bypassing the countermeasures. Mac OS has fewer countermeasures and lots of easily exploitable bugs, but the market share is low, making it a less likely target."
Then again, the market share dynamic does, in fact, mean that Macs are less likely to get hit, so in that sense, they are safer. "For an everyday consumer that just wants to use a computer and not worry about getting owned with every click of the mouse, I'd go for a Mac," Joe Grand, president of Grand Idea Studio, told Mills.
This may not be something most people are thinking about, but for those constantly worried about digital privacy, it is a signature concern, since, if true, everyone would be subject to tracking because we almost all have to get online through an internet service provider.
Your ISP "is your local link to the worldwide computer network known as the Internet," Dave Roos wrote on Get Stuff. Every page request you make and every email you send must travel through your ISP's routers first. It would seem, therefore, that your ISP has the power to scan and save every piece of data that flows through its system."
But before you get alarmed, Roos also wrote: "The truth is that it does have the power. Fortunately for us, it doesn't have the money or the desire to archive every bit of information that comes its way. ISPs in the United States don't routinely save the Web surfing histories and email conversations of their users. It would simply be too expensive to save all of that data and the public outcry from privacy rights and civil liberties organizations would be deafening."
Feb 25, 2011Your ISP "is your local link to the worldwide computer network known as the Internet," Dave Roos wrote on Get Stuff. Every page request you make and every email you send must travel through your ISP's routers first. It would seem, therefore, that your ISP has the power to scan and save every piece of data that flows through its system."
But before you get alarmed, Roos also wrote: "The truth is that it does have the power. Fortunately for us, it doesn't have the money or the desire to archive every bit of information that comes its way. ISPs in the United States don't routinely save the Web surfing histories and email conversations of their users. It would simply be too expensive to save all of that data and the public outcry from privacy rights and civil liberties organizations would be deafening."
The stereotype of gamers is clearly a teenage boy sitting in front of his Xbox, pounding away at one Halo or Call of Duty game or another for hours and hours on end. And while the industry certainly brings in many, many, many millions of dollars because of that pimply-faced teen, he's by no means the only face of the gaming community.
Indeed, women and girls make up a very large bloc of gamers — they just are a little more quiet about it.
"Girls and young women are a 'pot of gold' for the [video game] industry," George VanHorn, a senior analyst at market research firm IBISWorld, told Reuters. "The gaming industry has market characteristics that many would die for."
Reuters reported that in an IBISWorld study, "38 per cent of US gamers are female, up from 33 per cent in just five years. From January through August of 2008, females ages 18 to 45 made up 28 per cent of the total industry revenue, ranking second to males ages 18 to 45, who made up 37 per cent."
So while they may not be the largest group of gamers, it's clear that women and girls are spending their fair share of time playing.
Feb 25, 2011Indeed, women and girls make up a very large bloc of gamers — they just are a little more quiet about it.
"Girls and young women are a 'pot of gold' for the [video game] industry," George VanHorn, a senior analyst at market research firm IBISWorld, told Reuters. "The gaming industry has market characteristics that many would die for."
Reuters reported that in an IBISWorld study, "38 per cent of US gamers are female, up from 33 per cent in just five years. From January through August of 2008, females ages 18 to 45 made up 28 per cent of the total industry revenue, ranking second to males ages 18 to 45, who made up 37 per cent."
So while they may not be the largest group of gamers, it's clear that women and girls are spending their fair share of time playing.
Given that we lay our lives bare on our computers — what with doing personal banking, storing family photos, researching our medical conditions, and so forth — it would be comforting to be able to believe that if we erase something on our computers, we don't have to worry about that data being available to anyone who might want to access it later.
Sadly, that would be a naive assumption. The truth is, it's very difficult to permanently get rid of your data. And if you want to do so, you probably need to go get a drill.
That's the advice of the Geek Squad's Matos, who said that, "When you delete [data], yes, [its] icon may be gone, but that information is still intact on the hard drive. The only thing the computer does is [mark] that section to be overwritten. It just gives the operating system the OK to write over that area."
So if the operating system isn't actually removing the data from your hard drive, how can you get rid of it?
Matos said it's not so easy, and you may not ever want to just hand an old computer off to someone else if you're worried about them accessing your private data.
The only way to ensure that no one can ever access it is to bring tools to bear. "Let's say you're getting rid of an old computer," Matos said. "You're going to want to take the old hard drive, take a drill, and drill 10 to 12 holes through the drive — and not in a straight line. Scatter the holes and make sure they go straight through."
Feb 25, 2011Sadly, that would be a naive assumption. The truth is, it's very difficult to permanently get rid of your data. And if you want to do so, you probably need to go get a drill.
That's the advice of the Geek Squad's Matos, who said that, "When you delete [data], yes, [its] icon may be gone, but that information is still intact on the hard drive. The only thing the computer does is [mark] that section to be overwritten. It just gives the operating system the OK to write over that area."
So if the operating system isn't actually removing the data from your hard drive, how can you get rid of it?
Matos said it's not so easy, and you may not ever want to just hand an old computer off to someone else if you're worried about them accessing your private data.
The only way to ensure that no one can ever access it is to bring tools to bear. "Let's say you're getting rid of an old computer," Matos said. "You're going to want to take the old hard drive, take a drill, and drill 10 to 12 holes through the drive — and not in a straight line. Scatter the holes and make sure they go straight through."
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Sunday, February 27, 2011
Lelaki 39 isteri
ZIONA Chana adalah ketua kepada keluarga terbesar di dunia — dan dia berasa hidupnya ‘sangat diberkati’ kerana mempunyai 39 isteri.
Chana turut mempunyai 94 anak, 14 menantu dan 33 cucu. Mereka semua tinggal di kediaman empat tingkat yang mempunyai 100 bilik, dibina di tengah-tengah kawasan berbukit Desa Baktwang di wilayah Mizoram di India. Semua isterinya tidur di beberapa bilik tidur besar.
Chana, 66, memberitahu akhbar The Sun: “Hari ini saya rasa seperti hamba istimewa tuhan. Dia mengurniakan saya begitu ramai insan untuk saya lindungi.
Zathiangi, 69, bertanggungjawab membahagi-bahagikan tugas harian di rumah kepada isteri Chana yang lain, anak perempuan dan menantunya.
Setiap hari ada longgokan baju setinggi gunung menanti untuk dibasuh — dan semuanya perlu dibasuh dengan tangan.
Penyediaan makan malam pula memerlukan 30 ekor ayam, 66 kilogram kentang dan 110 kilogram beras untuk dimasak.
Selain menjadi ketua keluarga, Chana adalah pemimpin kepada fahaman yang membenarkan penganutnya berkahwin dengan seberapa ramai isteri yang diinginkan.
Chana yang dipanggil ‘Ka pa’ atau bapa oleh keluarganya mengahwini Zathiangi ketika dia berusia 17 tahun.
Dia adalah pewaris pemimpin kepada fahaman Chana yang percaya satu masa kelak mereka akan memerintah dunia bersama Jesus Christ.
Fahaman yang mendapat nama daripada datuk Chana iaitu Challian Chana itu membenarkan pengikut lelakinya berkahwin dengan seberapa ramai wanita yang mereka ingini.
Namun, ketika zaman kecilnya, Chana percaya dia tidak akan berkahwin sambil berkata: “Bapa saya mempunyai tujuh isteri dan tanggungjawab menjaga ketujuh-tujuh isteri adalah cabaran yang berat buat bapa.
“Apabila melihat dia dikelilingi wanita setiap masa, keadaan itu mematahkan hasrat saya untuk berkahwin. Namun, kehendak saya tidak sama dengan kehendak tuhan.” Kini Chana membahagi-bahagikan masanya bersama semua 39 isterinya — dia berkahwin dengan isteri terbarunya tahun lalu.
Dia juga mengahwini 10 wanita dalam setahun ketika berada di puncak kegemilangan dan tidur di katil besar, manakala semua isterinya perlu berkongsi di dalam satu bilik tidur seperti bilik asrama.
Dia membiarkan isteri barunya tidur berhampiran bilik tidurnya, sementara isteri lain tidur agak berjauhan. Namun, mereka bergilir-gilir meluangkan masa bersama Chana di bilik tidurnya.
Rinkmini, 35, seorang daripada isteri Chana berkata: “Kami selalu berada dekat dengannya kerana dia orang paling penting di rumah ini. Dia juga lelaki paling kacak di desa ini.” Dia berkata, Chana melihatnya berjalan pada satu pagi di desa itu kira-kira 18 tahun lalu sebelum menulis surat menyatakan hasrat untuk mengahwininya.
Seorang lagi isteri, Huntharnghanki berkata, hubungan antara semua ahli keluarga itu sangat baik. Sistem yang diamalkan dalam keluarga itu berdasarkan kepada kasih sayang dan saling menghormati antara satu sama lain.
Chana yang mempunyai 4,000 pengikut berkata, dia tidak akan berhenti daripada mencari isteri baru untuk dikahwini.
“Bagi meluaskan fahaman kepercayaan Chana, saya rela ke Amerika Syarikat sekalipun untuk berkahwin,” katanya.
Anak lelaki sulong Chana, Parliana, 50, berkata bapanya berkahwin dengan ramai wanita supaya dapat menjaga mereka.
Dia menegaskan: “Kebanyakan wanita yang dikahwini bapa saya adalah penduduk miskin dan yatim piatu di desa ini. Dengan mengahwini mereka, dia menjadi contoh terbaik dalam sejarah kehidupan manusia.
“Dia bukan saja ketua keluarga ini tetapi juga pemimpin kepada 4,000 pengikut fahaman Chana. Datuk saya pindah ke desa ini dan membangunkan masyarakatnya. Sejak itu, bapa saya meneruskan amanat datuk dan memikul tanggungjawab sebagai pemimpin di sini.
“Tugas mendidik adik saya sungguh berat, tetapi kami semua gembira dan mempunyai kehidupan baik. Dengan menyokong tugas bapa, saya rasa dekat dengan tuhan.” Parliana turut mengikuti jejak langkah bapanya walaupun dia perlu belajar lebih banyak perkara untuk menjadi pemimpin Chana.
Buat masa ini, dia mempunyai dua isteri dan 13 anak.
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